Chapter 72 Murong Fu’s fists are power, and having fists means having power!Gao Shengtai's mansion was in no way inferior to the Dali Imperial Palace, with buildings that exceeded the rules everywhere, but people in Dali were used to it. After all, in history, Gao Shengtai deposed Emperor Baoding Duan Zhengming and proclaimed himself emperor. However, due to strong opposition from various tribes in Dali, Gao Shengtai allowed his son Gao Taiming to return power to the throne and enthrone Duan Zhengchun as emperor when he was dying. Gao Shengtai of Tianlong was not so domineering, but the Gao family had already occupied the entire Shanchan Prefecture and had manors and troops in various places. Their strength was far greater than that of the Duan family of Dali. Let’s put it this way, Kunming is one of the jurisdictions of Shanchan Prefecture. The Marquis of Shanchan, when converted into the Ming Dynasty, was the Marquis of Yingtian, who occupied the entire Yingtian Prefecture. At that time, Gao Shengtai was the Dali Qingping official, that is, the prime minister, and his title was Marquis of Shanchan. He was truly powerful, comparable to Huo Guang. He actually deposed and enthroned emperors. It was he who deposed Emperor Shangde and enthroned Emperor Baoding. As for such an important matter as monopolizing the tea-horse trade, without Gao Shengtai's approval, Duan Zhengming's imperial edict really had little value. But Gao Shengtai did not dare to neglect Murong Fu. When he heard that Murong Fu was coming to visit, he hurried to greet him in person.
"Mr. Murong, your visit to my humble home is a real honor to me." Gao Shengtai said politely, and then ordered someone to serve tea and arrange a seat for Murong Fu. "Your humble abode, Lord Shanchan, is not cold at all." Murong Fu said with a smile, "Just now I saw your daughter and the Prince of Zhennan were very close, could it be?" Gao Shengtai smiled and said, "The prince has been playing in my house since he was young, and he and my daughter have been childhood sweethearts. I have always wanted to marry my daughter to the prince." Murong Fu nodded and said, "High-level marriage, not bad, not bad, it sounds high-end." Gao Shengtai didn't understand what he meant, so he asked, "Mr. Murong, why are you here to visit me?" In fact, Gao Shengtai had long known that Murong Fu came to him to seal the imperial edict, and Gao Shengtai had many informants in the palace. As the moon of Dali Kingdom, he has the responsibility to supervise Duan Zhengming, the sun. However, Gao Shengtai was not willing to let Murong Fu monopolize the tea-horse trade. After all, the Gao family was reaping the most benefits now and did not want to give it up. Moreover, Murong Fu is the son-in-law of the Duan family. Strengthening Murong Fu's financial resources means strengthening the financial resources of the Duan family. Gao Shengtai planned to politely decline Murong Fu's request. "Has Lord Shanchan ever seen my Dou Zhuan Xing Yi?" Murong Fu asked with a smile. "I have seen it. Duan Yanqing and the Emperor teamed up, but Master Murong still easily diverted the power of the One Yang Finger." Gao Shengtai said, "Unfortunately, the national affairs were urgent at that time, so I didn't wait in Tianlong Temple for long. Later, I heard that Master Murong defeated the Tibetan national teacher Jiumozhi with the power of the battle and moved the stars, and shocked Dali. It's really exciting!" Murong Fu said: "What do you think of my Dou Zhuan Xing Yi, Lord Shanchan?" "I'm very impressed." Gao Shengtai said, "I'm also familiar with martial arts. Master Murong's Dou Zhuan Xing Yi is superb in using the opponent's force to counter the opponent's force." Gao Shengtai's martial arts skills are comparable to Ye Erniang's. In fact, he is stronger than Ye Erniang in strategy, but he is far inferior to Duan Zhengming, and even inferior to Duan Zhengchun. This is also why Gao Shengtai currently has no intention of becoming an emperor. Although he has stronger political and military power, his martial arts skills are not enough to defeat other heroes. However, Gao Shengtai had a good eye and knew that Murong Fu's Dou Zhuan Xing Yi was a unique skill that he could not match. "I believe that fists are power! If you have fists, you have power!" Murong Fu smiled slightly, clenched his fists and said confidently, "The greater the fist strength, the greater the power!" Gao Shengtai was stunned at first, then he figured out what Murong Fu meant by this, knowing that Murong Fu was threatening him, and became displeased.
"Mr. Murong is wrong. Martial arts are indeed very useful, but they can only be used for assassination. If you encounter a huge army, martial arts will not be of much use." Gao Shengtai said, "Governing is about winning the hearts of the people. He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Being in the army is about marching and deploying troops. Even if you have high martial arts skills, you can only be a charge general, not a commander." "Han Fan Kuai was so brave that Xiang Yu also called him a warrior. However, when Fan Kuai met Han Xin, he knelt down and bowed to him, calling him the king." Although Gao Shengtai was afraid of Murong Fu's martial arts, he did not think that martial arts were omnipotent, otherwise the emperor of Dali Duan family would have become a centralized monarch with no two suns under the sky. Gao Shengtai was afraid of being assassinated, which would mean the end of his life, but he was not afraid that the Gao family would be shaken. The Gao family has a huge army and influence throughout Dali, and they have many children. Even if one of the heads of the family is assassinated, it will only cause chaos for a while. The subsequent counterattack will not be so easy to withstand. The metaphor he used at the end was very subtle. He compared the martial arts prowess to Fan Kuai. However, Fan Kuai was extremely humble in front of Han Xin, a commander who could truly command an army to destroy a country. This was also a subtle irony that Murong Fu was just a mere military man. "That's because your martial arts weren't used in the right place." Murong Fu said with a smile, "Shan Chan Hou, do you have a catapult for attacking the city?" Gao Shengtai said: "Of course there is. Does Master Murong want it?" Murong Fu said: "I want to show Shanchan Hou how to use the catapult. If Shanchan Hou suppresses the rebellion in Dali, I can fight side by side with Shanchan Hou, attack the city and capture the stronghold, and be unstoppable." Gao Shengtai hesitated for a moment, called someone to give him a command, and then said to Murong Fu: "Please follow me to Ruijian Camp. There are catapults there. I would like to see the devastating power that Master Murong talked about." …… Camp Ruijian. This is a group of 3,000 elite soldiers of the Gao family. Its members are either descendants of the Gao family's collateral branches or good family sons of tenant farmers from generations of the Gao family. They are deeply bound to the Gao family. The governor of Ruijian Camp was Gao Shengtai's eldest son Gao Taiming. Gao Taiming personally commanded this elite army and stationed it in Dali City, which was of great use at critical moments. In the past, Sima Shi secretly raised 3,000 death warriors, which played an important role in the Gaopingling Incident. These 3,000 elite soldiers of the Ruijian Camp, all of them wearing armor, do not need to attack the armory, and are much more meaningful than Sima Shi's 3,000 death warriors. However, the Gao family’s influence in Dali City goes far beyond this. When necessary, they can mobilize troops from all over the country into Dali City with a single order. Even if the situation is unfavorable, we can return to our base camp, Shanchan Prefecture, and hold on, waiting for the situation to change. At this moment, Murong Fu and Gao Shengtai rode into the camp on horseback, and saw three thousand soldiers holding guns, all with murderous looks on their faces. A young general who looked similar to Gao Shengtai took the lead and bowed to Gao Shengtai, saying, "I am here to see you, father!" "Meet the Prime Minister!" As the young general bowed, three thousand armored soldiers bowed one after another. There was no reason why the armor on their bodies could not bring them up to perform the full etiquette. When they saw Gao Shengtai, it was as if they saw a god, which shows how high Gao Shengtai's prestige was. Three thousand people shouted at the same time, shaking the heavens and the earth. Murong Fu thought, this is just a warning to me! However, Murong Fu was not at all nervous. With Xiao Feng's martial arts skills, he was able to capture the Liao Emperor's uncle among thousands of soldiers. He was right next to Gao Shengtai, so he was not afraid that Gao Shengtai would play any tricks like smashing the cup as a signal. "Mr. Murong, how does my army look like?" Gao Shengtai asked proudly. "It is much stronger than the Song Dynasty's southeastern garrison and is comparable to the Song Dynasty's western army." Murong Fu gave a fair evaluation. Gao Shengtai was not angry either, because the Song Dynasty was a great country.
When Zhao Kuangyin went south to fight, he also took into account that the Tang Dynasty was at a disadvantage in the war against Nanzhao, so he used a jade axe to draw the boundary, acknowledging that "anything outside of this is not mine", and did not recapture Dali. Dali has been able to maintain its separatist rule to this day. Dali has always been submissive to the Song Dynasty. The Gao family once beheaded Nong Zhigao, who had fled to Dali, and presented his head to the Song Dynasty, intending to make friends with the Song Dynasty. Gao Shengtai felt it was quite good that Murong Fu evaluated his army as being no less powerful than the Western Army of the Song Dynasty. He had no intention of competing with the Song Dynasty. "Master Murong, this is my son Taiming." Gao Shengtai dismounted and introduced Murong Fu, "Taiming, haven't you met Master Murong? Murong Fu is already my son-in-law of Dali." "Greetings, Your Majesty." Gao Taiming humbly saluted Murong Fu with his fists clasped. "You don't need to call me Prince Consort. I haven't married the princess yet." Murong Fu politely returned the greeting, "It's true that a tiger father will have a dog son. Brother Taiming is young and promising!" Gao Taiming said: "I heard that Master Murong was going to use a catapult to demonstrate the magic of martial arts. I was very curious and gathered the soldiers in the army, hoping to see Master Murong's power." "Okay, okay." Murong Fu knew that if he showed his powerful strength, he would be able to intimidate the Gao family. But if he fails, then the prestige he had accumulated by stepping on the four evil men, Duan Zhengming and Jiumozhi would also be wiped out. But Murong Fu was confident. Even the entry-level Dou Zhuan Xing Yi could change the direction of Tianshan Tonglao and Xu Zhu who fell from a hundred-foot cliff from vertical to horizontal. Now Murong Fu's Dou Zhuan Xing Yi had reached the level of proficiency, and the Beiming Qi in his body had also reached the level of seventy years, which was equivalent to Wuyazi. Moving the huge stones from the catapult was a piece of cake for him, as easy as strolling in the garden. At that moment, Murong Fu and Gao Shengtai, father and son, arrived at the training ground. Ten catapults have been deployed in the parade ground. "I wonder how Master Murong intends to demonstrate his magical powers?" Gao Shengtai asked. He had already vaguely guessed that Murong Fu might use the strategy of Dou Zhuan Xing Yi to leverage the opponent's force and resolve the attack of the catapult. He was a little skeptical in his heart, but he also wanted to open his eyes. Anyway, if Murong Fu was killed or injured, that would be even better, as it would be equivalent to cutting off the external support for the Duan family. "Use the catapult at me!" Murong Fu, who was fighting in the field and was watched by the entire army, said without caring at all. Gao Shengtai and Gao Taiming looked at each other. Gao Taiming nodded and said, "Send!" Boom! As the soldiers operated, the torque catapult launched huge stones, which all smashed towards Murong Fu. The momentum was quite shocking. Ordinary martial artists could only dodge and could not fight back with their flesh and blood. Murong Fu was somewhat disappointed. At that time, the counterweight trebuchet had not yet spread to China. Murong Fu thought that the torque trebuchet was too weak. It is a bit advanced to build artillery now, so we can take our time with it, but the counterweight trebuchet is not complicated. The Mongols later used this counterweight catapult, commonly known as the "Huiyi Cannon", to smash the walls of Xiangyang, forcing Guo Daxia and his entire family to die for their country. Murong Fu planned to build some of them, and with the help of Dou Zhuan Xing Yi, he would be able to quickly capture the city.
While he was deep in thought, the ten huge stones had already arrived in front of Murong Fu. Murong Fu was not in a hurry. He circulated the Bei Ming Qi and moved swiftly with the Lingbo Weibu. He used the Dou Zhuan Xing Yi techniques on the attacking boulders one by one. This is much easier than rebounding the enemy's moves. The flying boulder changed direction instantly when it was pulled by Murong Fu. Murong Fu applied a new force with his internal force, and it hit the fence a hundred meters away at a faster speed. Boom! Rumble! These huge rocks, one after another, hit the fence at the same angle with perfect accuracy. The fence could no longer hold on and collapsed, breaking into pieces. From Gao Shengtai onwards, everyone was stunned and found it unbelievable. The Dou Zhuan Xing Yi, which Murong Longcheng created for the battlefield, returned to the battlefield after being used in the martial arts world for many years. The power it demonstrated can be called a tactical-level killer weapon. Murong Fu's internal energy was nearly consumed, but he was still calm and did not breathe heavily. He said to Gao Shengtai, "What do you think, Lord Shanchan?" (End of this chapter)